2 Samuel 8:12 Cross References - NSB

¹² These nation included: Edom, Moab, Ammon, the Philistines, Amalek, and from the goods taken from Zobah’s King Hadadezer, son of Rehob.

⁸ David and his men raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. Their territory extends from Telaim to Shur and Egypt.

²⁰ They even brought back their livestock. David also took the sheep and cattle that the Amalekites had with them. He kept these separate from the others. Everyone agreed that these would be David’s reward.

¹⁷ The Philistines heard that David was now king of Israel. They mobilized all their forces to capture him. But David found out and went into his fortress. ¹⁸ So the Philistines camped in Rephaim Valley. ¹⁹ David asked Jehovah: »Shall I attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?« Jehovah answered David: »Attack! I will certainly deliver the Philistines to you.« ²⁰ David went to Baal Perazim and defeated the Philistines. He said: »Jehovah has overwhelmed my enemies in front of me like an overwhelming flood.« That is why that place is called Baal Perazim (Master of Breaking Through) ²¹ The Philistines left their idols there. David and his men carried them all away. ²² The Philistines again attacked and overran the valley of Rephaim. ²³ Once again David consulted Jehovah. Jehovah answered David: »Do not attack them from here. Go around and get ready to attack them from the other side, near the balsam trees. ²⁴ »Attack when you hear the sound of marching in the treetops. I will be marching ahead of you to defeat the Philistine army.« ²⁵ David did what Jehovah commanded. He drove the Philistines back from Geba all the way to Gezer.

² He defeated the Moabites. He made the prisoners lie down on the ground and put two out of every three of them to death. So the Moabites became his subjects and paid taxes to him.

¹¹ Joab told his brother: »If the Arameans are too much for me to handle, you can come and help me. If the Ammonites are too strong for you, I will come and help you.

¹⁴ The Ammonites saw the Syrians (Arameans) running away. They fled from Abishai and retreated into the city. Then Joab turned back from fighting the Ammonites and went back to Jerusalem.

²⁶ Meanwhile, Joab fought against the Ammonite city of Rabbah and captured its royal fortress. ²⁷ He sent messengers to tell David: »I fought against Rabbah and captured the fortress guarding its water supply. ²⁸ »Assemble the rest of the troops. Surround the city and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city. Then it will be named after me.« ²⁹ David assembled the rest of the army and attacked Rabbah. He captured the city. ³⁰ He removed the crown of their god Milcom from off the head of their king. The crown was made of seventy-five pounds of gold. There was a valuable jewel on it. David put the jewel on his own crown. He also carried off everything else of value. ³¹ David made the people of Rabbah tear down the city walls with iron picks and axes. He also put them to work making bricks. He did the same thing with all the other Ammonite cities. David went back to Jerusalem. The people of Israel returned to their homes.

¹¹ King David dedicated all the articles of gold, silver, and bronze to Jehovah, along with the silver and gold he had taken from other nations-from Edom, Moab, Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek.